die off

mourir peu à peu, disparaître progressivement

Les membres d’un groupe meurent les uns après les autres, laissant de moins en moins de survivants.

En anglais simple : Members of a group die one after another, so fewer remain.

• The fish began to die off.
• Many old trees died off during the drought.
• Will the whole population die off if the disease spreads?

Synonymes : die out

Expressions courantes : die off gradually, die off completely, trees die off

disparaître, s’éteindre

Un groupe, une activité ou une coutume cesse peu à peu d’exister.

En anglais simple : A group, activity, or custom gradually stops existing.

• Several local clubs died off.
• The tradition slowly died off as young people moved away.
• Interest faded, and the movement eventually died off.

Synonymes : die out, disappear

Expressions courantes : clubs die off, die off gradually

s’éteindre, s’estomper

Un son devient de plus en plus faible jusqu’à ne plus être audible.

En anglais simple : A sound becomes quieter until you can no longer hear it.

• The applause died off.
• Their voices died off as they walked farther away.
• We waited for the last echoes to die off.

Synonymes : fade away, die away

Expressions courantes : music die off, die off slowly